Modern Gables

You'll never tear us away from the flat-roof modernism so prevalent in Dwell's pages over the last 12 years; nor would we try to eschew touting the glory of mid-century housing typologies. That being said, there's more that one type of 'modern,' and over the years we've seen some great examples of how architects and homeowners have updated the gabled roof with a contemporary feel. Not only do their peaked points make a statement on the exterior, they also carve out some seriously cozy interior space.

The Pine Plains, New York, home of Elise and Arnold Goodman boasts 48 windows, the largest of which measures 8'6'' by...

Cedar slats mark the facade of Floating House, Doug and Becca Worple's lake house in Ontario.

Renowned designer and architect Jens Risom sourced parts from a catalog for his customized A-frame and had them...

Lauren Ewing’s stylish but unassuming shotgun-style house in Vincennes, Indiana, is set into a hill overlooking a field...

“I didn’t want the kind of manicured garden that would mean I’d have to come out on weekends and mow the lawn,” says...

“I wanted more of a skeletal look for this house, and less of a chunky, log-cabin look,” says architect Harry Panton of...

Consisting of two barnlike volumes set atop a stone foundation, the Depot House by Gray Organschi Architecture offers a...

Along this Great Barrington home’s facades, deep window openings pop through the silvery, white-cedar cladding in...

Subverting the traditional, conservatively cozy British barn conversion, Carl Turner created a getaway in rural Norfolk...